Experiencing microaggressions based on gender and race while receiving care during pregnancy and delivery may be linked to higher blood pressure postpartum, new research suggests. The study, published ...

Observational study found a modest association between experiences of gendered racial microaggression during obstetric care and postpartum blood pressure. Examples of microaggresions include instances ...

Watching someone you love subjected to racial slights and biased assumptions can make you feel helpless, outraged, and ...

Those who experienced one or more instance of microaggression had average systolic blood pressure that was 2.12 points higher, and diastolic that was 1.43 points higher. Systolic blood pressure ...

Gendered racial microaggressions during obstetric care were associated with elevated blood pressure among postpartum ...

They can be so subtle that it helps to take a look at some real-world microaggression examples in order to learn what they ...

Acts of discrimination, including subtle microaggressions, during pregnancy and childbirth contribute to higher maternal mortality rates, especially among Black women, and are linked to increased ...

Experiencing microaggressions based on gender and race while receiving care during pregnancy and delivery may be linked to higher blood pressure postpartum, new research suggests. The study ...